Sec. 823.501.  OFFENSE OF VIOLATING CHAPTER.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person is an insurer or individual and wilfully violates this chapter.
(b)  If the person is an insurer, an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $50,000 for each violation.
(c)  If the person is an individual, an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation except as provided by Subsection (d) and Section 823.502.
(d)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony if the person is an individual and the violation involves the deliberate perpetration of a fraud on the department, an insurer, an insurer's subsidiary, or policyholders.  The felony is punishable by:
(1)  imprisonment for a term not to exceed five years;
(2)  a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation;  or
(3)  both fine and imprisonment under this subsection.
(e)  A fine under this section is in addition to any civil or administrative penalty.
(f)  An individual on whom a fine is imposed under this section shall pay the fine in that person's individual capacity.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.